cheap meaning and definition

CHEAP adjective

Definition of cheap (adjective)

1. relatively low in price or charging low prices
   • "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants"
   • synonyms: inexpensive
   • antonym: expensive
2. tastelessly showy
   • "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
   • synonyms: brassy, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
3. of very poor quality; flimsy
   • synonyms: bum, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tinny
4. embarrassingly stingy
   • synonyms: chinchy, chintzy